THE WORD · N3
鬼
ogre; demon
Noun · Prefix
鬼に金棒。
Give even more power to someone who is already strong.
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Parts of speech
Noun · Prefix
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Close or Related Words
Dictionary references: they are not necessarily synonyms.
- 鬼ごっこ — (game of) perched cat; colin-maillard Source
English dictionary meanings
- ogre
- demon
- oni
- spirit of a deceased person
- ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)
- it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)
- seeker
- chaser
- tagger
- tigger
- very
- extremely
- super-